Christiaen Kemels, a Dutch Mennonite who fled from the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] to [[England|England]] and was arrested in [[London (England, Great Britain)|London]] in 1575 and put in prison with [[Hendrik Terwoort (ca. 1549-1575)|Hendrik Terwoort]], [[Jan Pietersz Wagenmaker (d. 1575)|Jan Pietersz]], [[Gerrit van Byler (16th century)|Gerrit van Byler]], and others. The petition to Queen Elizabeth, the Confession of Faith, and a letter to John Fox, all found in the[[Martyrs' Mirror|&lt;em&gt; Martyrs' Mirror&lt;/em&gt;]], were signed by Christiaen Kemels. Whereas Hendrik Terwoort and Jan Pietersz were executed and Gerrit van Byler and others set free, Christiaen died in the Newgate prison before the sentence was passed. This is related in a song, <em>Een nieu Liedeken, . . . </em>found in the 1579 edition of a very rare booklet (in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde

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Christiaen Kemels, a Dutch Mennonite who fled from the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] to [[England|England]] and was arrested in [[London (England, Great Britain)|London]] in 1575 and put in prison with [[Hendrik Terwoort (ca. 1549-1575)|Hendrik Terwoort]], [[Jan Pietersz Wagenmaker (d. 1575)|Jan Pietersz]], [[Gerrit van Byler (16th century)|Gerrit van Byler]], and others. The petition to Queen Elizabeth, the Confession of Faith, and a letter to John Fox, all found in the[[Martyrs' Mirror|<em> Martyrs' Mirror</em>]], were signed by Christiaen Kemels. Whereas Hendrik Terwoort and Jan Pietersz were executed and Gerrit van Byler and others set free, Christiaen died in the Newgate prison before the sentence was passed. This is related in a song, <em>Een nieu Liedeken, . . . </em>found in the 1579 edition of a very rare booklet (in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde

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Christiaen Kemels, a Dutch Mennonite who fled from the Netherlands to England and was arrested in London in 1575 and put in prison with Hendrik Terwoort, Jan Pietersz, Gerrit van Byler, and others. The petition to Queen Elizabeth, the Confession of Faith, and a letter to John Fox, all found in the Martyrs' Mirror, were signed by Christiaen Kemels. Whereas Hendrik Terwoort and Jan Pietersz were executed and Gerrit van Byler and others set free, Christiaen died in the Newgate prison before the sentence was passed. This is related in a song, Een nieu Liedeken, . . . found in the 1579 edition of a very rare booklet (in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde
Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Mennonite Library]]): Confession of Thomas van Imbroeck.

Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs’ Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour … to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 1009, 1022-1024. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.